Foreign crew ban not quite the catch


KLANG: The price of fish in Malaysia could see a sharp increase if the current restriction preventing Zone A and Zone B fishermen from hiring foreign crew members continues, fishing industry representatives have warned.

Selangor Fishermen’s Asso­cia­tion chairman Omar Abdul Rahman said the shortage of local workers willing to work on fishing boats has left many small-scale fishermen heavily reliant on foreign labour.

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